EDUCATION
1999 Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking, University of Washington, Seattle WA
1997 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Printmaking, Washington University, St. Louis MO
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Niches, MadArt, Seattle
2020 In the Vacuum, Outside the Atmosphere, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland OR
2018 Selvedge, James Harris Gallery, Seattle WA
2016 Claire Cowie: Panorama Drawing, Henry Art Gallery
2015 Travelers, Seattle Tacoma International Airport
2014 Pathways, James Harris Gallery, Seattle
2013 Unreliable Source, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland OR
2011 Dead Reckoning, James Harris Gallery, Seattle
2010 Pilgrimage, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland OR
2009 Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth, Gage Academy, Seattle
2008 12 Views, James Harris Gallery, Seattle
2007 Homunculi, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland OR
2006 Claire Cowie: Roundabout, Center of Creative Arts, St. Louis MO
2005 Village, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland OR
2004 Land Escapes, James Harris Gallery, Seattle
2003 Still Life on Blue, cherrydelosreyes Gallery, Los Angeles
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Moment Momentum, James Harris Gallery, Dallas TX
2022 Shadow Time, studio e gallery, Seattle WA
2019 Beyond Borders, Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca, Mexico
2018 Assemblage and Collage, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, OR
2017 Making Our Mark, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue WA
2016 American Painting Today, Hedreen Gallery at V2
2013 Chamber Music, Frye Art Museum, Seattle
2011 Wild/Life, Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA
2010 Takeda Biennial, Museo de los Pintores Oaxaquenos, Oaxaca, Mexico
2008 Light, Seeking Light, Western Bridge, Seattle
Traces and Accumulations, Wright Exhibition Space
2006 Feral Nature, University of Texas at Dallas
Swallow Harder, Frye Art Museum, Seattle WA
Beyond Limits, Shenzhen Art Institute Gallery, Shenzhen, China
AWARDS AND HONORS
2020, 2018, 2017, 2016 Wyckoff Milliman Endowed Fund for Faculty Excellence, UW
2010 City Artist Projects Award, Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs
2009 GAP Award, Artist Trust
Individual Artist Projects Award, 4Culture
2005 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
2004 Neddy Artist Fellowship, Behnke Foundation
Fellowship Award, Washington State Arts Commission
2000 GAP Award, Artist Trust
PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Twitter Inc.
Facebook (commissioned)
Allen Institute for Brain Science (commissioned)
Henry Art Gallery
Safeco
Microsoft Corporation
Swedish Cancer Institute
Tacoma Art Museum
Urban Visions (commissioned)
RESIDENCIES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
2020
Mural Commission: The M, a luxury high-rise apartment building in the University District, 10 x 15 foot outdoor mural painted on concrete
Design Commission: Seattle Convention Center Addition, design of 14 x 27 foot perforated metal loading-dock garage door
Painting Commission: Vulcan, Inc, Yesler Terrace Apartments, large-scale mixed-media work-on-paper for lobby
2017
Artist-in-Residence, Facebook Offices, Seattle
2016
Artist-in-Residence, Pilchuck Glass School
Artist-in-Residence, Museum of Glass, Tacoma “Meet the Artist” video and interview
Artist -in-Residence, Nemhauser Lab, Biology, University of Washington
2015
Tattoo Design: NEPO 5K Don't Walk, NEPO House, Seattle link to images
2014
Illustrator: The Stranger's Fall Arts Edition link to article /image
2010
Costume and Set Designer: Combattimento de Tancredi et Clorinda by Claudio Monteverdi
On the Boards: Behnke Center for Performing Arts, Seattle (Collaboration with Pacific Musicworks and Seattle Chamber Players)
Artist Interview, Elizabeth Leach Gallery
Artist Interview, Museum of Glass
Artist Interview, Henry Art Gallery
Blog post on The Jealous Curator